Departmental Acquisitions: 0-1 http://www.yoursite.com/http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491079Description: (Publisher-supplied data) Animal experimentation has long been a controversial issue, with impassioned arguments on both sides of the debate. Increasingly it has become more expedient and feasible to develop new methods that avoid the use of animals. There is agreement on both sides that reduction and refinement of experiments on animals should be an important goal for the industries involved. Alternatives to Animal Testing, written by leading experts in the field, discusses the issues involved and approaches that can be taken. Topics include: the safety evaluation of chemicals; international validation and barriers to the validation of alternative tests; in vitro testing for endocrine disruptors; intelligent approaches to safety evaluation of chemicals; alternative tests and the regulatory framework. The book provides an up-to-date discussion of the current state of development of alternatives to animal testing and is ideal for professionals and academics in the field. It would also be of use for graduate students wishing to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491079http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489872Description: From Frederick Law Olmsted to Richard Neutra, Michelle Obama to our neighbors, Americans throughout history have revealed something of themselves--their personalities, desires, and beliefs--in the gardens they create. Rooted in the time and place of their making, as much as in the minds and identities of their makers, gardens mirror the struggles and energies of a changing society. Melding biography, history, and cultural commentary in a one-of-a-kind narrative, American Eden presents a dynamic, sweeping look at this country's landscapes and the visionaries behind them--Publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489872http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491078Description: Americans are concerned about the state of the environment, and yet polls show that many have lost faith in the ability of both scientists and politicians to solve environmental problems. In this book the author sorts through the deluge of conflicting information about the environment and offers an accessible overview of the environmental issues that are most important to Americans today. He has updated this second edition, revising and adding new material. He looks at water supplies and new concerns about water purity; the dangers of floods (increased by widespread logging and abetted by glacial melting); infrastructure problems (in a new chapter devoted entirely to this subject); the leaching of garbage buried in landfills; soil, contaminated crops, and organic food; fossil fuels; alternative energy sources (in another new chapter); controversies over nuclear energy; the increasing pace of climate change; and air pollution. Along the way, he outlines ways to deal with these problems through workable and reasonable solutions that map the course to a sustainable future. America can lead the way to a better environment, he argues. We are the richest nation in the world, and we can afford it, in fact, we cannot afford not to.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491078http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490255Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490255http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491077Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491077http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504136Description: Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol that was created in the third Conference of Parties in 1997. This book examines the current status and characteristics of CDM projects in developing countries. Secondly, it clarifies ways to adjust the differences in concerns between China and Japan over economics, the environment, and climate change, and to analyze whether sustainable development impacts can encourage the Chinese government to promote climate change mitigation measures. The book establishes an evaluation framework of CDM that can take sustainable development impacts into account and that can provide useful information when choosing socially efficient CDM projects.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504136http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490254Description: "Climate change is now doing far more harm than marooning polar bears on melting chunks of ice--it is damaging the health of people around the world. Brilliantly connecting stories of real people with cutting-edge scientific and medical information, Changing Planet, Changing Health brings us to places like Mozambique, Honduras, and the United States for an eye-opening on-the-ground investigation of how climate change is altering patterns of disease. Written by a physician and world expert on climate and health and an award-winning science journalist, the book reveals the surprising links between global warming and cholera, malaria, lyme disease, asthma, and other health threats. In clear, accessible language, it also discusses topics including Climategate, cap-and-trade proposals, and the relationship between free markets and the climate crisis. Most importantly, Changing Planet, Changing Health delivers a suite of innovative solutions for shaping a healthy global economic order in the twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490254http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490362Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490362http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491210Description: Looks at the connections between the atmosphere, the oceans, and life all over the world, describing how these oscillations came to be recognized and the impact they have on the delicate balance of the Earth's biological populations.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491210http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490253Description: This rapid response assessment delineates case studies that have successfully implemented ecological restoration projects that range in scope from agriculture to health and waste water management. This report chronicles these projects from inception to design to application. It ultimately proposes future directions for modeling and support while continuing the efforts of the UNEP.--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490253http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493209Description: "From majestic evergreens to delicate vines and flowering shrubs, Dirr features thousands of plants with all the essential details for identification, planting, and care, plus full-color photographs showing a tree's habit in winter, distinctive bark patterns, fall color, and more. In a class by itself for its quality of information, the best researched recommendations for hardiness in the industry, beautiful photography, and Dirr's own preeminence as a master plantsman, Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs is a critical addition to any garden library." -- from publisher's website.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493209http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490252Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490252http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508378Description: "Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither--and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog Sense he uses the latest scientific research to show how humans can live in harmony with--not just dominion over-- their four-legged friends. From explaining why positive reinforcement is a more effective (and less damaging) way to control dogs' behavior than punishment to demonstrating the importance of weighing a dog's unique personality against stereotypes about its breed, Bradshaw offers extraordinary insight into the question of how we really ought to treat our dogs"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508378http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490361Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490361http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490251Description: "Ecologists and managers of natural resources readily acknowledge the importance of long-term monitoring for improved understanding and management of complex environmental systems. Long-term data are crucially important for providing baselines for evaluating environmental change. They are also fundamental for detecting and evaluating changes in ecosystem structure and function, and for evaluating response to disturbances such as climate change or pollution. Countless scientific articles, books, management plans and other documents have been written about the need to conduct long-term monitoring. However, although there have undoubtedly been some highly successful long-term ecological monitoring programs, there is a history of poorly planned and unfocused efforts that are either ineffective or fail completely.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490251http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490360Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490360http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489871Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489871http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504552Description: "Written primarily as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this book provides fundamental knowledge concerning the biological and health effects of pollutants on living systems. Also able to serve as a reference for professionals, the book stresses the chemical and biological characteristics of major pollutants found in the air, water, and soil, and their impacts on the health and wellbeing of humans, animals, and plants. This new edition is greatly expanded and updated, includes a color insert, and contains a new chapter on Occupational Toxicology"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504552http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490250Description: Discusses how scientific evidence is increasingly showing a link between the stress of the environment on an individual and the seemingly inherited traits of his or her subsequent generations.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490250http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490359Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490359http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490249Description: A biologist presents the natural history of feathers, applying the findings of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and art historians to answer questions about the origin of feathers, their evolution, and their uses throughout the ages.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490249http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504554Description: In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Each short chapter begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands--sometimes millions--of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home. Written with grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504554http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491076Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491076http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479335Description: Traces the significant 2007 and 2008 reductions in honeybee populations, identifying the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder to explain the link between bee pollination and industrial agriculture and predicts dangerous reductions in food output.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479335http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490248Description: "Stephen J. Gould declared G. Evelyn Hutchinson the most important ecologist of the twentieth century. E. O. Wilson pronounced him "one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called a genius." In this fascinating book, Nancy G. Slack presents for the first time the full life story of this brilliant scientist who was also a master teacher, a polymath with interests ranging from medieval art to the dangers of eutro-phication, and a delightful friend and correspondent. Slack enjoyed full access to Hutchinson's archives and conducted extensive interviews both with Hutchinson himself and with his students, colleagues, and friends. She evaluates his contributions to theoretical ecology, limnology (the study of fresh-water ecosystems), biogeochemistry, population ecology, and the creation of the new fields of systems ecology and radiation ecology, and she discusses his profound influence as a mentor. The book also looks into his personal life, which included three very different wives, a refugee baby under his care during World War II, friendships with such contemporaries as Rebecca West, Margaret Mead, and Gregory Bateson, and a host of colleagues and friends on four continents. Filled with information available nowhere else, this book draws a vibrant portrait of a giant in the discipline of twentieth-century ecology who was also a man of remarkable personal appeal."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490248http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508379Description: "The 15th Edition of H.J. deBlij and Peter Muller's Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts has been expanded and enhanced upon previous editions. This carefully crafted text by one of the most traveled, knowledgeable and authoritative geography authors, H.J. deBlij provides a comprehensive understanding about the world with a long history of on authoritative content, outstanding cartography, currency, and comprehensive coverage, in a technology-rich package. A new online World Regional Geography program is one of many new strong and effective technologies included"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508379http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493217Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493217http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490247Description: An exploration of the sperm whale that provides information on the evolution, ecology, biology, anatomy, behavior, social organization, intelligence, diet, and other aspects of the species and discusses its clash with giant squid, the history of the whaling industry, and the author's experience saving a beached whale.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490247http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491075Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491075http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491074Description: Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491074http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491211Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491211http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504555Description: Examines the adaptations of insects to avoid being eaten as well as being able to find food for themselves.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504555http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490246Description: "Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage in 2009. To date, crops with traits that provide resistance to some herbicides and to specific insect pests have benefited adopting farmers by reducing crop losses to insect damage, by increasing flexibility in time management, and by facilitating the use of more environmentally friendly pesticides and tillage practices. However, excessive reliance on a single technology combined with a lack of diverse farming practices could undermine the economic and environmental gains from these GE crops. Other challenges could hinder the application of the technology to a broader spectrum of crops and uses. Several reports from the National Research Council have addressed the effects of GE crops on the environment and on human health. However, The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States is the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the GE-crop revolution on U.S. farms. It addresses how GE crops have affected U.S. farmers, both adopters and nonadopters of the technology, their incomes, agronomic practices, production decisions, environmental resources, and personal well-being. The book offers several new findings and four recommendations that could be useful to farmers, industry, science organizations, policy makers, and others in government agencies."--Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490246http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490245Description: "Today, only a few people outside of the scientific community are conversant with the tradition of science and its many breakthroughs. The rest are scientifically illiterate. So say Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer, authors of In Defense of Science: Why Scientific Literacy Matters. This book explains why ordinary citizens need to have an understanding of science, its methods, and its groundbreaking discoveries. The authors introduce the most basic scientific concepts in accessible and straightforward language. Along the way they debunk several misconceptions of science and scientists, and arrive at a view of science as an integral part of society, policy, and everyday life. The book begins with an introduction to science and its basic concepts, including a brief and entertaining history of science and scientific discoveries, before taking on current views of science in society. It surveys the many sources of our ideas of science, including pop culture, classics of literature, news media, and political discourse. Much of the information from these sources tends to mislead, and the only way to guard against such misinformation is to become scientifically literate, and promote scientific literacy in society. The book therefore delves into the reasons that so many people do not understand basic scientific principles and do not keep up with scientific breakthroughs, and finishes by examining the current state of science education. It includes many resources for further reading, and is presented in an engaging and entertaining way. It offers much food for thought for anyone concerned with science in today's world."--Back cover of book.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490245http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503546Description: Traces how the author lost a leg to bone cancer in childhood before connecting with farm animals and questioning her Southern Baptist upbringing to expose what she has learned about slaughterhouse abuses.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503546http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=502766Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=502766http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490244Description: Kevin Armitage presents the first comprehensive history of the nature study movement, demonstrating its significance to American environmental thought and politics. He shows how nature study, as both a pedagogic and popular idea, has had a lasting effect on American culture and society, and his reevaluation of the movement has much to tell us about the American relationship with the nonhuman world.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490244http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489642Description: "Creationists who dismiss Darwin's theory of evolution. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Climate change deniers who dismiss the warming planet as a hoax. These are just some of the groups that, despite robust scientific evidence, embrace pseudoscientific beliefs and practices. Why do they believe bunk? And how does their ignorance threaten us all? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and--borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham--the nonsense on stilts. Covering a range of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a "taxonomy of bunk" that explores the intersection of science and culture at large"--Publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489642http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490243Description: Documents a 2003 experiment at Duke University where the author had free iPods issued to the freshman class to see how the device could be used academically, in a report that reveals other technological ideas that are revolutionizing education.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490243http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503548Description: Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503548http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503549Description: Rachel Carson, founder of the modern environmental movement, began work on her seminal book Silent Spring in the late 1950s, when a dizzying array of synthetic pesticides had come into use. Leading this chemical onslaught was the insecticide DDT. Effective against crop pests as well as insects that transmitted human diseases such as typhus and malaria, DDT had at first appeared safe. But as its use expanded, alarming reports surfaced of collateral damage to fish, birds, and other wildlife. Silent Spring was a chilling indictment of DDT and its effects, and it shocked the public and forced the government to take action despite a withering attack on Carson from the chemicals industry. The book awakened the world to the heedless contamination of the environment and eventually led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and to the banning of DDT and a host of related pesticides.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503549http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490716Description: Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, and yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We are most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground.This book explores the hidden world of viruses, a world that each of us inhabits. Here the author, science writer and author of Discover magazine's blog The Loom, presents the latest research on how viruses hold sway over our lives and our biosphere, how viruses helped give rise to the first life forms, how viruses are producing new diseases, how we can harness viruses for our own ends, and how viruses will continue to control our fate for years to come. In this eye-opening tour through the frontiers of biology, where scientists are expanding our understanding of life as we know it, we learn that some treatments for the common cold do more harm to us than good; that the world's oceans are home to an astonishing number of viruses; and that the evolution of HIV is now in overdrive, spawning more mutated strains than we care to imagine.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490716http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490242Description: In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was skimming through a plastic soup. He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet, soon to be dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--where plastic outweighs zooplankton, the ocean's food base, by six to one. Here, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics. Moore includes us in his maritime exploits as he collects samples throughout the oceans, and in his struggle to get the world's attention about the oceans' plight. He describes how plastics gradually emerged as a planetary menace--not just litter, but a potent threat to the ocean environment, and thus to life on earth.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490242http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490717Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490717http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491073Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491073http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490241Description: "The Arctic region is characterized by some of the largest continuous intact ecosystems on the planet, but is facing increasingly larger threats. These threats include the full range of stressors known from other parts of the world, namely habitat loss and fragmentation from infrastructure and industrial development, chemical pollution, overharvesting, climate change and invasive species infestations. Many of these pressures are mainly globally driven, including climate change, long-range transported pollution and even invasive species infestations. Others, such as harvesting and fragmentation are directly under Arctic governance, though often driven from demands outside of the Arctic region. This report takes a broad view of existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and examines the role of the global environment in impacting and influencing the efficiency of Arctic MEAs in protecting biodiversity and in sustainable development. The report allows governing and scientific bodies of MEAs, as well as national decision-makers, to better direct their programmes of work and other activities to address the needs of Arctic biodiversity and the region's local and Indigenous Peoples"--From publisher website.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490241http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489869Description: A tribute to Alaska's wilderness regions details key preservation activities, leading contributors, and historical events.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489869http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489870Description: "Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like--and are--monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes, John A. Long's richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations of recent fossil discoveries and new interpretations based on genetic analyses. He reveals how fishes evolved from ancient, jawless animals, explains why fishes have survived on the Earth for so long, and describes how they have become the dominant aquatic life-form. Indeed, to take things a step further, we learn much about ourselves through this book, for all amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are descendants of ancient fishes." "Clear, accessible, and engaging, The Rise of Fishes combines scientific expertise with entertaining stories about Long's own excursions, which span the oceans and continents. The book includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as dramatic color illustrations depicting what those fishes may have actually looked like"--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489870http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491072Description: Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in he Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491072http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480036Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=480036http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508384Description: Argues that the political left holds more anti-scientific views than the right and are responsible for more scientific misinformation.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508384http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490240Description: "This is a scientific detective story with heroes and heroines following clues and, eventually, finding answers. The history of man's relation to seeds is the history of civilization. To many of us seeds mean little more than tiny objects in paper packets, but we should also think of rice, wheat, coffee, nuts, peas, beans, chocolate and cotton. The author, who was head of the physiology department at Kew Gardens and laid the foundations for the Millennium Seed Bank, unfolds the fascinating story of how, after centuries long investigations, we have finally discovered what seeds do and how they work. The book also brings to life the people who have accumulated our knowledge, eccentrics, explorers, amateurs and highly dedicated professionals. Some are well known, such as Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel; others, such as the Russian geneticist Nikolai Vavilov, less so. There are violent confrontations, miraculous successes and heart-rending failures. But the seeds also have a story and appear to have personalities, ambitions and "stratagems" of their own. The book concludes with a chapter by Stephen Harris on current debates about genetically modified crops, seed conservation and plant ownership. Seeds have been hugely important throughout history. Today, how we treat them is of global significance."--Publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490240http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491070Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491070http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503976Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503976http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504562Description: Documents the astonishing experiences that inspired the author's work in chimpanzee communication, the individual histories of five captive chimpanzees, and the scientific attempts to teach human language to chimps.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504562http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503552Description: A spectacular account of the body electric, showing how, from before conception to the last breath we draw, electrical signals in our cells are essential to everything we think and do.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503552http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490239Description: In this comprehensive work, John S. Wilkins traces the history of the idea of "species" from antiquity to today, providing a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches.--[book cover]http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490239http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489868Description: Offers insight into consumption in America and the pitfalls of a system that promotes obsolescence and replacing versus repairing consumer goods, revealing contributing economic theories while calling for environmentally responsible changes.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489868http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504564Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504564http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504563Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504563http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491069Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491069http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490238Description: Providing a technical and conceptual outline of key issues in the field, this text covers important developments in the topic of symbiosis.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490238http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491071Description: Richard Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal, from the salmon's point of view, both the riverine and marine worlds in which it lives.--[book cover]http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491071http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491068Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491068http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490237Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490237http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491067Description: "Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial proportion of the world's population and are the source of many internationally traded commodities. They remain (despite decades of conservation attention) increasingly vulnerable to degradation and clearance, with profound though often uncertain future costs to global society. Understanding the ecology of these diverse biomes, and peoples' dependencies on them, is fundamental to their future management and conservation. Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasizing the spectacular diversity that is a principal motivation for their conservation. The central chapters describe the origins of rain forest communities, the variety of rain forest formations, and their ecology and dynamics. The challenge of explaining the species richness of rain forest communities lies at the heart of ecological theory, and forms a common theme throughout. The book's final section considers historical and current interactions of humans and rain forests. It explores biodiversity conservation as well as livelihood security for the people that depend on rain forests---inextricable issues that represent urgent priorities for scientists, conservationists, and policy makers.This accessible text is written for both students and professionals with interests in tropical ecology, forestry, geography, development, and conservation biology"--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491067http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508387Description: "In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINIST'S THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists. Kean's vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508387http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504144Description: For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth--Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. It's rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canada's oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city of Linfen, legendary as the most polluted in the world. But in "Visit Sunny Chernobyl," Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a jaunt through the most gruesomely polluted places on Earth. From the hidden bars and convenience stores of a radioactive wilderness to the sacred but reeking waters of India, "Visit Sunny Chernobyl "fuses immersive first-person reporting with satire and analysis, making the case that it's time to start appreciating our planet as it is--not as we wish it would be. Irreverent and reflective, the book is a love letter to our biosphere's most tainted, most degraded ecosystems, and a measured consideration of what they mean for us. Equal parts travelogue, expose, environmental memoir, and faux guidebook, Blackwell careens through a rogue's gallery of environmental disaster areas in search of the worst the world has to offer--and approaches a deeper understanding of what's really happening to our planet in the process.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504144http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508388Description: Shares strategies for expanding one's awareness of bird communication and maintaining a non-threatening presence in natural environments, explaining the sounds and behaviors that reflect various bird warnings, feelings, and messages.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508388http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508389Description: "Offers stories of successful conservation around the world, introducing the heroes and foot soldiers, and sharing the new ideas they are generating about how to make conservation work"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508389